Japan, a nation of thin pens, is also a nation of thin mechanical pencils!

Check out these colorful and affordable 0.3 mm mechanical pencils from Pilot. The pencil is designed so that a layer of air is maintained between the outer grip of this pencil and the inner plastic body. If you look closely at the grip of the pencil, you’ll notice multiple grooves that maximize air space. The result is a heat dissipating effect that will keep your hands cool through hours of handwriting. You never knew you had that problem huh? Well you do and now it’s solved!
Green, orange, pink, soft blue, violet and white body colors plus eraser refills are available. They are perfect for use at school and work.

Customer Reviews

I bought the white one because I like the color and the other colors are too
feminine for my taste. For my money (very little of it) this is an excellent
pencil. I own a bunch of more expensive pencils (like a staedtler 925-35, ohto
promecha, uni shift, a few pentels, a platinum, etc. {yes i'm a geek}) (I had a
Smash but lost it :(... ) and I strangely find myself constantly reaching for
this one. The grip is great but what I really like is the weight and feel. It's
cheap enough where I don't worry bout breaking or losing it and yet it looks
simple and cool enough to enjoy its looks while I use it. Not everybody likes a
heavy pencil, although I do enjoy them on occasion, what I like is a pencil that
I can forget about as I draw but still appreciate as I don't. I wish I could
describe more accurately why I like it so much but I'm not sure I even know. For
me, this doesn't take away from my enjoyment but adds to it. This pencil blows
all other pencils in it's price range ($3!) into oblivion.

I use hard lead and write soft, even so, sometimes the lead still snaps. The
only problem I've experienced is that the silver part will become loose after a
little while. Twisting it back on fixes the problem, but I know when to do it
because the change in control is noticeable. Also, when I click the lead down,
it doesn't always stay, sometimes it goes back up the barrel and getting lead to
come out for a new piece takes at least 10 clicks. When it's working well and
while writing it's totally comfortable though. It's definitely worth the 3
bucks, but not much more.

For a $3.00 mechanical pencil, this thing is simply awesome. Given it's low
price tag, I don't see a good reason for anyone not to order this thing, even if
it's just for novelty. It even looks awesome. Excellent value for money.

I have to admit I was a little skeptical about the whole, hand cooling system.
BUT I was amazed to find that it actually was true! My fingers tips always get
this warm, uncomfortable sensation when I'm drawing, and the main reason I
bought this pencil was because of it's price, and the small 0.3mm lead. But with
this little cutie wasn't getting the warmth anymore. The colors are beautiful
pastels, and are at the small length of almost 5 1/2 inches. Which in my opinion
is very cute for a pencil. It's also thin, and the grip isn't to cushy, but it
is very smooth. I absolutely adore this product, and would recommend it to
anyone! The only problem I can see with this pencil is that the eraser runs down
rather quickly. But that's basically with any mechanical pencil...

I used these for the last year or two. By far my favorite pencil for the price.
These were like my gateway pencil. The price lets you buy enough that you pretty
much never need to worry about not having one lying around. Love them. They let
you write so crisply and with awesome control, and the mechanism is solid. Have
yet to have one break or stop working, and I typically keep them recklessly
thrown loosely in my school backpack.

The white is perfect. It's unique enough that I can easily pick them out of a
bunch of writing utensils. Easy to identify as yours if left out, and super
classy looking. The ones in my school bag for the last year are still clean and
white looking.

Given how long these last, the eraser will run out. Keep it long enough to pull
out, and consider getting a nice stand alone eraser or planning to replace the
one it has.